Author: Sue Gilbey
Sophia’s story
Sophia has a diverse background with the ‘red thread’ of always working towards ecological health. She began her career working on the Halifax EcoCity project, transitioned to community engagement before undertaking an MSc in Holistic Science at Scumacher College. Her study of complex systems science in her masters degree led her to her current passion where she works with embodied and playful practices to help people access their intuitive wisdom…
silent/listen
Silent is an anagram for listen It’s amazing what you can hear when you really listen
the sheoak
The She Oak she/her tree I’m an unashamed tree hugger, I love all things nature, but I especially love trees, I love sitting silently under them, listening to them breathe, I know nothing about their genus, all I know is what is between us, me and the tree, One time, I flopped down on the ground, my back propped against the base of an old tree and closed my eyes…
PAM
PAM, progressive Australia Movement with an interview with Malcolm McDonnell and below a paper on localisation. Localization – towards greater community empowerment We have climate change. And the threat is severe. The very existence of all human life on earth is jeopardized. Climate change needs a strong response. However, governments are intransigent – there is little commitment to addressing the issue. They double down to look after the (present-day) economy.…
CofA elections
I was thrilled as a resident of the South West of Adelaide City Council area to hear that Janet Giles was running for one of 2 positions as Area Councillor and that Keiran Snape will be re-running but this time as the South Ward Councillor. If you are eligible to vote in the council elections or if you know someone who is, please share this conversational podcast if you are…
catharsis after loss
What an amazing afternoon it was in James and Annabelle Tillbrook’s new and beautiful cellar door on Peramangk country. It was hard to imagine the devastation that occurred there over two and a half years ago. But when you see glass bottles twisted out of shape due to immense heat you begin to understand. 21 years of hard work destroyed in one afternoon. The bottles of HOPE wine are testament…
free Julian
Dr David Faber talks about the continuing injustice in the imprisonment of Julian Assange
doughnut futures
could doughnuts be the way of the future? Here is a bit of a tongue in cheek take on what it could look like
the peoples grid
A fascinating conversation with Aaron Yew, Co-founder and CEO of the Peoples’ Grid. We started off talking about how states used to own our power stations but over time they have all been centralised and now is the time to decentralise. Christie Walk, where I have lived for nearly 16 years is an urban eco-community, 27 households on 2000square metres with much of it being green space and lots of…